125′
Yacht Brokers in Miami
Biscayne Bay, Government Cut and the fastest run to the islands on the coast. Miami keeps a different fleet from Fort Lauderdale, and buys differently too.
- Listed here now
- 156
- From
- $339,000 to $16,000,000
- Up to
- 125′
The market
What Miami Is
Miami's boating is built around Biscayne Bay. Protected, shallow in places, and open to the ocean through Government Cut and Haulover. It suits a different boat from the one Fort Lauderdale suits: sport yachts, express cruisers, big centre consoles and day boats, kept for weekends on the bay and fast runs offshore.
The buying is different too. Miami turns over quickly, styling counts for more, and the market is more international. A good share of boats leave for Latin America and the Caribbean. That widens the buyer pool on the right yacht and makes the paperwork worth getting right.
We work Miami as closely as Fort Lauderdale, and the two markets are close enough that the sensible boat is often in the other one.
Bimini in a morning
The shortest crossing to the Bahamas from the mainland. On a settled day a fast boat is on the bank before lunch, and that single fact shapes what people buy here.
The bay, then the ocean
Biscayne Bay is protected water you can use on a day nobody would go outside, with Government Cut and Haulover a short run away when it settles. Few places offer both.
An international market
Buyers from Latin America and the Caribbean shop here, which broadens the pool on the right yacht, and means export documentation and tax treatment need handling properly rather than as an afterthought.
The boat show in February
Miami's show falls at the other end of the season from Fort Lauderdale's, which gives the market two natural selling windows a year rather than one.
Lying here now
156 Yachts on the Market in Miami
From the whole cooperative, not only our own listings, and updated as the market moves. A spread across the sizes rather than the largest nine.
- 125′
86′
78′
68′
62′
56′
50′
45′
42′
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The water
Inlets and Where Boats Lie
Government Cut and Haulover Inlet
Haulover is famously lively on an outgoing tide against an easterly. A well-known piece of local knowledge that is worth having before you keep a boat north of the Cut.
Marinas on this stretch
- Miami Beach Marina
- Dinner Key Marina
- Sunset Harbour
- Haulover Marine Center
- Miamarina at Bayside
Straight answers
Miami Questions
Is Miami or Fort Lauderdale better to keep a boat?
It depends on the boat and the use. Miami suits sport boats, centre consoles and anything run for weekends on the bay and quick crossings. The water is protected and Bimini is closest from here. Fort Lauderdale suits larger yachts and anything needing regular yard work, because the trades and the refit capacity are concentrated there. They are an hour apart, so plenty of owners buy in one and keep in the other.
How far is the Bahamas from Miami?
Bimini is roughly 48 nautical miles from Government Cut, which is the shortest crossing on the coast. It is still the Gulf Stream: pick your weather window, watch for a north component in the wind against the current, and treat it as a passage rather than a day trip.
Do you handle boats bought for export?
Yes, and Miami sees more of them than anywhere. The non-resident purchaser exemption, the removal deadline and the documentation all need setting up before closing rather than after, and we will put you in front of a maritime attorney who does it routinely.
What kind of boats sell best in Miami?
Sport yachts, express cruisers and larger centre consoles, in that order, and styling counts for more here than it does further north. A boat that presents well photographs well, and in this market that is most of the first fortnight of a listing.
Buying or Selling in Miami?
We are based in Fort Lauderdale and we work this whole coast. A broker is aboard for every showing, wherever she lies, and there is no fee to a buyer for having one there.
Where else we work